Global change effects on biogeochemical mercury cycling
Past and present anthropogenic mercury (Hg) release to ecosystems causes neurotoxicity
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …
The impact of mercury contamination on human health in the Arctic: A state of the science review
Abstract The 2021 Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Mercury (Hg)
Assessment is motivated by Arctic populations, and most notably Indigenous Peoples in the …
Assessment is motivated by Arctic populations, and most notably Indigenous Peoples in the …
A risk assessment review of mercury exposure in Arctic marine and terrestrial mammals
R Dietz, RJ Letcher, J Aars, M Andersen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals
since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to review …
since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to review …
Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: biotic interactions
Global climate change has led to profound alterations of the Arctic environment and
ecosystems, with potential secondary effects on mercury (Hg) within Arctic biota. This review …
ecosystems, with potential secondary effects on mercury (Hg) within Arctic biota. This review …
Mercury contamination challenges the behavioral response of a keystone species to Arctic climate change
Combined effects of multiple, climate change-associated stressors are of mounting concern,
especially in Arctic ecosystems. Elevated mercury (Hg) exposure in Arctic animals could …
especially in Arctic ecosystems. Elevated mercury (Hg) exposure in Arctic animals could …
Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment
Our review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …
[HTML][HTML] Arctic methylmercury cycling
Anthropogenic mercury (Hg) undergoes long-range transport to the Arctic where some of it is
transformed into methylmercury (MeHg), potentially leading to high exposure in some Arctic …
transformed into methylmercury (MeHg), potentially leading to high exposure in some Arctic …
[HTML][HTML] Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic
M Houde, EM Krümmel, T Mustonen, J Brammer… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Arctic Indigenous Peoples are among the most exposed humans when it comes to
foodborne mercury (Hg). In response, Hg monitoring and research have been on-going in …
foodborne mercury (Hg). In response, Hg monitoring and research have been on-going in …
Global mercury concentrations in biota: Their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework
An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …
Mercury at the top of the world: A 31-year record of mercury in Arctic char in the largest High Arctic lake, linked to atmospheric mercury concentrations and climate …
Lake Hazen, the largest lake north of the Arctic circle, is being impacted by mercury (Hg)
pollution and climate change. The lake is inhabited by two morphotypes of land-locked …
pollution and climate change. The lake is inhabited by two morphotypes of land-locked …